Motordrome Tyre & Auto Services - Hastings

General information

Motordrome had its beginnings in the early 70's when Basil Le Prou opened a small tyre service and retread plant in Hastings.

The company grew to be one of the largest independent tyre companies in NZ with eight tyre centres and three retreading factories throughout the lower North Island.

In 1987 Basil, wanting a new direction in life, sold the company to the Corson Group from Gisborne who in turn sold off the branches to various individual owners.

In 1991 Basil's family, including current Managing Director Lester Colville-Smith and long serving staff member and current Hastings Branch Manager Alan Wright, purchased back the Hastings Tyre Service and Retread Factory and opened branches in Masterton and Napier which is now managed by Basil's grandson Wade Colville-Smith.

With the decline in retreading Motordrome looked for complimentary services to include with its tyre activities and decided to branch into Mechanical Servicing, WOF testing and Batteries joining with the AA to form Motordrome Tyre & Auto Services as it remains today, a complete one stop shop providing customers with all their automotive needs.